HUMAN TRAFFICKING FACTS
Most Victims Are Children
One study conducted in Alabama estimated that as many as 57% of victims in our state are children.
most cases go unreported
According to NIJ-supported research, the number of identified human trafficking cases are under reported by as much as 82%.
Runaways Make Up majority
Survivors run away and return to their traffickers because the standard group homes are unequipped to handle trafficking victims.
UNDERSTANDING WHO TRAFFICKS CHILDREN
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The most common form of trafficking in Alabama. Family members sell and prostitute their children to pay for drugs or rent.
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A pimp who controls his victims almost entirely through physical violence and force.
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Someone who directly exploits the child’s vulnerabilities by offering money, food, and/or shelter in exchange for the sex.
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Someone who uses debt as a form of coercion to compel a person to work for them to pay off what they owe.
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Traffickers trying to make young girls or boys fall in love with them.